Its sleep again. This time Brinda. I'm going crazy. I've been in tears all week these past 2 weeks.
She used to sleep like a champ, and ever since she stopped nursing to sleep about 1 month ago, she won't sleep (she still nurses great, just doesn't nurse to sleep). ok. I get it. Teething, Developmental stages, my kids don't have sleep genes, I need more patience from the supermarket, yada yada yada. I tell myself this every single hour.
She doesn't have a daytime routine at all. Her day is all thrown about - mostly by her own crazy naps and mostly by Sudha's schedule. It seems settled one week and then next its all different. But she takes 2 good naps 2 hours and 3 hours long, last night waking her up by about 4-5 (depending on what time I need to pick Sudha up).
Night times.
I read her sleep cues and after a short routine (bath is in the afternoon), put her to sleep by patting her on her back (she rolls over as soon as I put her down). Usually between 8-9pm. Sometimes she goes down ok, sometimes she fights. And then EXACTLY 40minutes later she is up. I've tried nursing her, not nursing and just rocking her, giving her 3oz of pumped milk, walking her around, everything. She will fuss and cry and fuss and cry and rub her eyes and pull her ears even if I'm patting her or rocking her, but will NOT go back to sleep until the next 2 hours. So its now 10-11pm.
She wakes up again at EXACTLY 1.30am. Same process. She will NOT go back to sleep. Nor is she completely awake for me to let her play by herself. I've tried even giving her my hand to play with, but she will have none of it and will fuss and cry and fuss and cry for the next 2 hours. Its 3-4am by then. She is up for the day at 6.30-7am, mostly because DD1 is up then and making a ton of noise (over and above the noise machine)
I am willing to do anything IF ONLY she will go back to sleep when she wakes up. I can't do this fussing and crying routine forever. esp when it wakes up Sudha as well who starts in her own room and sneaks into our bed even though there is a toddler bed set up for her in our room (thats another story).
I need help.... Yelp!
1 comment:
Have you tried getting her to go down earlier? Maybe she needs to wind down earlier. I know that may be easier said than done with DD1 around, that's all I got though. Sorry it is so rough, I completely understand sleep woes!
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